Detroit’s leadership doesn’t need more data to be reminded of what to do right now. Despite available data that has shown ...

Mayor Mary Sheffield tapped a U of M expert to spearhead her sweeping policy agenda on the systemic issue of poverty. Why it ...

Mayor Mary Sheffield is reshuffling city departments and has created new positions to tackle poverty and homelessness in the ...

Nearly two weeks into her role as Detroit mayor, Mary Sheffield has hit the ground running with some major moves in the city.

One in two children in Detroit lives in poverty, and roughly one-third of adults across the city live below the poverty line.

The city of Detroit will soon welcome the Rx Kids program, which gives financial support to pregnant women and new mothers.

As part of an effort to address quality of life issues for Detroit residents, Mayor Mary Sheffield has tapped a University of ...

Mayor names city's first-ever Chief Executive of Health, Human Services and Poverty Solutions, director of Human, Homeless ...

Detroit seniors, both owners and renters, are more likely to be housing cost-burdened than Michigan seniors overall, with 45% paying more than 30% of their income on housing costs compared to 31% of ...

Mary Sheffield becomes Detroit's first female mayor and outlines key agenda points, including gun violence prevention and ...

The city plans to provide $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month after birth as part of an effort to reduce infant ...

The largest annual salary Donald Smith ever collected while working for the city of Detroit was $28,000. But the lure of a pension and a lack of skills to pursue higher-paying jobs kept him at the ...